CREEC Playground at Burpengary

Finally, a playground planned with careful consideration and designed for the broader community – welcome to CREEC playground at Burpengary.

Everyone is catered for; two-storey towers for the adventurous, boisterous climbers and a specifically designed space for kids who prefer the quieter, introverted type of play with a variety of tactile stimulus.

Also installed is specifically engineered play equipment to allow children with physical limitations to play alongside their peers. This space enables active, sensory, musical, imaginative and social play for all its visitors. 

CREEC Playground

This completely fenced playground really has a lot to offer and is laid out in a way that allows a sense of space, with each area having purpose.

One of the main attractions is the flying fox equipment. Two of them run parallel so fun can be had when flying together. One has a disk seat while the other has a high-backed seat with harness that could comfortably fit a small adult. A rubber soft fall path leads to this flying fox so wheelchairs and mobility aids can be pushed right up to the seat for easy use.

A designated music area can delight the sense of sound as it has a xylophone, set of tubular bells, and inclined drums. These are all spread apart nicely so multiple people can play along together.

A large carousel has a seat and room for two wheelchairs for those who love to spin and a large plastic nest is available for those who love to swing.

The main multi-level playground has three towers, each having its own features. The smallest tower is accessible via a mini climbing wall or ramp with handrails. The ramp is wide enough for a wheelchair and along it are interactive panels. This is also an ideal space for toddlers learning to walk and play.

There is a ramp-up to the small slides, smaller climbing walls and a cargo net with tighter weaving for smaller feet. This same ramp is wide enough for a wheelchair to navigate, and along it are interactive panels. 

The towers are linked together and encourage children to take risks and enter play at their own pace. They feature climbing nets, bubble windows to peek through, a track ride for speed, a tunnel to crawl through, banister bars to tackle going up or down and multiple slides making for an easy descend.

Small huts feature sensory walls and a small house has naughts and crosses, and objects to move and spin.

We could continue to describe each and every piece of equipment on offer, however we thought you might like to go on an adventure and discover more for yourself.

Imagination Factor

This space affords visitors their very own adventure through unlimited open-ended play opportunities.

The flying foxes give the sense of freedom as children fly like a bird or aeroplane, while the instruments enable children to be musically creative and expressive.   

The main multi-level playground invites kids to imagine they are entering a treehouse or castle and look out over the land below from atop one of the towers. They can then return to the ground before taking off on another adventure in a different area within the space.

The environment itself offers quieter opportunities for exploration of the natural world. Follow the stepping-stones through the gardens and animal tracks on the paths. Spot the sculptures of native animals and learn about the carefully selected plants that are a food source or habitat for birds, insects and reptiles by reading the plant labels.

Accessibility

This community space is easy to navigate and move through right from the car park that features accessible parking bays. The wide, smooth concrete paths cater for wheelchairs, mobility aids and prams, linking the playgrounds with the Environment Centre, sheltered picnic areas and car park.

The café and toilets are located on the outside of the building and include an accessible toilet and change table.

The layout of the playground allows plenty of space for users of wheelchairs and mobility aids to safely engage with the equipment mostly set on rubber soft-fall surfaces.  Ample seating is located around the playground’s perimetre so parents and caregivers can keep a close eye on children while playing.

Because of the size of the playground, not all areas area shaded, though there are newly planted trees which will provide shade in time to come and the fort is partially shaded by shade sails. A concrete path runs around the outside of the play equipment and joins each of the elements making accessibility easier.

Really make a day of it and go walking on one of the tracks, they are set in both natural and man-made ecosystems and vary in length from 400m to 1.5km. They are flat and made from crushed rock, making them wheelchair and pram friendly in fair weather.

CREEC Playground features

• Two fully fenced playgrounds
• Accessible toilets
• Large playground (fully fenced)
  • Bark and rubber base
  • Flying foxes – one modified for children with additional needs
  • Roundabout
  • Kiddie conveyor
  • Bucket swing
  • Large fort
  • Climbing opportunities
  • Wobbly bridge
  • Toddler sized climbing walls
  • Four slides of varying sizes
  • Tunnels
  • Play panels
  • Musical equipment
  • Mailbox
  • Sensory hut with spinners, sliders and levers
• Smaller Playground (fully fenced)
  • Sand and bark based
  • Partially shaded
  • Slide
  • Rocker
  • Hand digger
  • Bridge
• Water Bubblers
• BBQ’s
• Sheltered picnic tables
• A large grassed area outside fenced playground
• Small cafe onsite (check website for opening hours)
• Environmental Education Centre (adjacent to playgrounds)
• Community Nursery
• Walking tracks
• Toilets
• Off-street parking

There is a small onsite cafe (Warba Warba) which serves coffee and snacks. The cafe is manned by volunteers from the Morayfield and District Lions Club, and is open on select days. Check their website or Facebook for up-to-date opening hours.

Another wonderful playground nearby is Symphony Crescent Park

Video of CREEC Playground

What We Thought of CREEC All Abilities Playground

We think the All Abilities Playground at CREEC is a gem of a play space that enables everyone to play together and enjoy for hours. It is suited for family outings, play dates and small celebrations.

How to get here

The Caboolture Region Environment Education Centre is located at 150 Rowley Road, Burpengary.

Rowley Road, Burpengary, Queensland, Australia